ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA) decision to shut down its long steel business, putting over 80,000 jobs at risk, exposes the deep flaws in the country’s industrial policies, says Mlondi Mdluli, DA Deputy Spokesperson on Trade, Industry & Competition. “This is a devastating blow for workers and a direct result of failed government policies that have […]

A R280,000 report has revealed almost nothing new after two Stellenbosch computer science students reported massive fraud in South Africa’s welfare system.

Amazon’s drones met more resistance in College Station, Texas, than in any other city in the US. Now they’re gone—and a sense of peace and privacy has been restored.

Sitting at a desk for hours? Upgrade your WFH setup and work in style with these comfy WIRED-tested seats.

Private security operators rely on CCTV to protect communities, but new by-laws passed by the City of Johannesburg may restrict its effectiveness, warns Vumacam, a provider of camera-based security technologies. Promulgated on 28 February 2025, the new regulations state that “no data or information collected through a CCTV camera shall be disclosed or shared with […]

Mystery surrounds the findings of an Auditor-General report investigating alleged irregularities in the appointment of Idemia as the preferred bidder in South Africa’s new driving licence card contract.

Details emerge about Natal conference in Austin later this month, set to feature figures linked to far-right politics

A natalist conference featuring speakers including self-described eugenicists and promoters of race science, apparently including the man behind a previously pseudonymous race-science influencer account, and the founder of a startup offering IQ screening for IVF embryos, will be...

PepsiCo’s South African development fund and Absa are backing the Khula mobile marketplace app for farmers.

Leading South African businesses partner with MyBroadband to deliver impactful marketing campaigns to a large and influential audience.

Subsea cables might be engineered for durability, but are far from invincible, says Alpheus Mangale, Seacom group CEO.

Long before TikTok refugees discovered Red Note, Candise Lin was giving Americans a portal into the wild, hilarious world of Chinese social media.

Waxd partners with Botransa Taxi Association, to offer a cashless payment system for minibus taxis in Swartruggens.

Johannesburg’s new CCTV by-law has been criticised for being “restrictive” and “backward”.

My husband – like many others – is obsessed with the ‘seasoning’, cleaning and pH levels of these hefty, hulking pans. Must I tolerate it?

I need some guidance on a tiny source of friction in my home life. It is this: I live with a pan man and his man pans.

You know the kind I mean: rugged, elemental pans that you need to bench 160kg to lift; apocalypse-proof pans. Cast-iron and carbon-steel...

Eskom board chair Mteto Nyati wants government to re-look at the free basic electricity allocation, which he says is far too little.

South African AgriTech startup Khula has raised an impressive R126 million from its existing investors, including Absa Bank, AECI, E Squared, and PepsiCo’s Kgodiso Fund. The round also saw contributions from Khula’s founders, Karidas Tshintsholo and Matthew Piper, with E Squared Investments leading the charge as the first institutional backer of the startup. AgriTech, or […]

Business needs to move away from just ESG outputs and outcomes, and aim to have actual impact, says Sayuri Moodliar, ESG director at Open Access Data Centres.

The Nairobi Cyber SOC represents more than advanced security: it’s also an investment in local talent, skills development and job creation, says BUI.

ISF partners with Vertiv to offer IMS solutions that significantly reduce the time taken to install and commission a data centre.

DuxNet, the in-house brand of Duxbury Networking, has unveiled its latest solar-powered network switches.